The Gregorian
“Pray always without becoming weary.”
October 16, 2016
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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St. Gregory the Great
Mission Statement
St. Gregory the Great is a Catholic Church made up of people of many different ages, talents, and cultural backgrounds.
We are an urban faith community with a small town feel of welcome and hospitality. Motivated by our baptismal calling,
we accept our duty to embody the presence of Jesus Christ in the world and to take up the mission he entrusted to us by our
word and example. We glorify God through support and service of our time, talent, and treasure to our church and to the
larger community in which we live.
YEAR OF MERCY WEEKLY ACTION STEP
In the bulletin every week from now until the Feast of Christ the King on Nov. 20, 2016, we will publish in the
bulletin a weekly action step that will help you to live out in a very practical way what the Year of Mercy is all
about. We ask that every day in the week that follows, you look for opportunities to put that action step into
practice.
The action step for this week is: Visit the graves of your ancestors, or visit a local cemetery and walk around
praying for all the souls buried there.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
In the Gospel today Jesus tells his disciples to pray always without becoming weary, indeed our prayer must
always be an expression of our love for God, our family, our world, and especially for the suffering poor. As you
place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, please say a special prayer for the poor who have no
one to pray for them.
ORDERS OF SERVICE
Do you like the orders of service we have been using for the last nine years? The order of service is the 8-1/2 x 14
folded sheet of paper that we use during our masses. I really appreciate them as they allow me to use music from
multiple sources and allow you to focus on the Mass. If you would be interested, it would involve paying for not
only the paper used for the orders of service but also the Triduum booklets created for Holy Week. The cost for
this is approximately $950 per year. Please contact the Parish Center and ask for Patrick. If you aren’t able to
sponsor the full amount, please let me know the amount you are able to sponsor and I will reduce the amount in
future bulletins articles. Thank you for your consideration!
Weekly Calendar
October 16 (Sunday)
12:00pm—Social Care Lunch—Cafeteria
2:00pm—Quest performance—Social Hall
4:00pm—Taizé Prayer Service—Church
5:00pm—Charismatic prayer group—Baseheart Room
7:00pm—Choir rehearsal—Church
October 17 (Monday)
7:00pm—Finance Council mtg—Parish Center
October 18 (Tuesday)
9:00am—COGS—Gym building
11:00am—Moms, pops & tots—Baseheart room
7:00pm—Bingo—Social Hall
October 19 (Wednesday)
6:30pm—Novena—Church
October 20 (Thursday)
7:00pm—Choir rehearsal—Church
October 21 (Friday)
6:45pm—Women’s scripture study—Parish Center
8:00pm—Quest performance—Social Hall
October 22 (Saturday)
9:30am—SSR Classes—Gym Building
8:00pm—Quest Performance—Social Hall
Readings for the Week
Monday:
Tuesday:
Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21
2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;
Lk 10:1-9
Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48
Thursday: Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19;
Lk 12:49-53
Friday:
Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59
Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9
Sunday:
Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-19, 23;
2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14
Proclaim the Word; be persistent whether it is
convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand,
encourage through all patience and teaching.
(2 Tim. 4:2)
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PARISH TRANSFORMATION UPDATE #4
Our fourth Parish Transformation meeting invited us to reflect upon the first three spiritual
building blocks that every parish needs to be a life-giving parish. A Missionary Spirit, where
we are sent out beyond our perceived boundaries to attend to others in need, was something
we believe we have, and yet, we also believed we could do more, especially in ways of thinking
creatively outside the proverbial box. How are we sensitized to the plight of others that
summon us to missionary action? In the second building block, Evangelization, we talked a lot
about witnessing and listening. How has the Lord touched me in my life, and how do I share
this with others? What is the difference between proselytizing and evangelizing? We concluded that we need to
be evangelized ourselves before we engage in evangelization, to be humbly aware that God is the one who takes
the initiative if only we are open to this touch of grace. We believe our parish community needs more explanation
of the meaning of evangelization and how we can identify and share God’s blessings with others in a way that will
energize us and those with whom we meet. Our third building block, Catechesis, is the lifelong process of
learning the teachings of Christ and his Church in order that one’s relationship with Christ is constantly
renewed by means of evangelization and conversion. Our discussion brought us to an agreement that we need
to find ways of improving faith education for the adults of our parish. In the weeks ahead we will reflect upon
the remaining 4 spiritual building blocks – Prayer and Worship, Call to Holiness, Spiritual Stewardship and
Communion. We ask for your continued prayerful support.
ALL SOULS DAY
On November 2nd the Universal Church celebrates the Feast of All Souls. It is a day when we pray for our beloved
deceased and commend their souls to the mercy of God.
This year, on Wednesday, November 2nd at 7:00p.m. St. Gregory the Great will be holding a special vesper service
to observe this beautiful feast. We will remember especially all of those who have been buried from St. Gregory
during this past year. (If you have lost a loved one during this past year who was not buried from St. Gregory,
and you wish to have him/her remembered, please contact the Parish Center and leave his or her name along with
your own). We hope that it will be a meaningful way to remember the loved one you lost to death during the past
year, and it will strengthen your hope in Christ’s victory over the power of death.
Please plan on joining us to pray for all “those who have gone before us marked by the sign of faith.”
SPIRIT NIGHT DANCE PARTY
DEANERY IIB GRADES 6 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL -celebrate Halloween Early. Dress up as your favorite
spirit/zombie/or whatever! FRIDAY, October 21, 2016 from 6:oopm to 9:00pm at St. Margaret Mary Gym, 7341 N.
Claremont, Chicago. ($5.00 Admission Fee). Come joins us for a freaky night of music with DJ and EmceeGet2Flow playing Spotify top 40-Hiphop and Pop. Special performance by St. Jerome’s Esperanza Latina! Bags
Tournament and Hoops Tournament HOTDOGS—POPCORN—POP—CHIPS!! Party with Teens from St. Jerome,
St. Gregory, St. Ignatius, St. Henry, St. Timothy, St. Gertrude, Blessed Stepinac, St. Margaret Mary and NCA!
TAIZE PRAYER SERVICE
On Sunday, Oct. 16, we will be hosting a Taizé Prayer service beginning at 4p.m. in Church. Taizé prayer involves
simple chanting in the Taizé style, a Scripture reading, intercessory prayer, and an opportunity for silent prayer
and reflection before an icon of Jesus, Mary or one of the saints. If you have never experienced this form of prayer
before, please consider joining us.
MASS AT HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL FOR AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Archbishop Blase Cupich will celebrate a Mass to End Domestic Violence on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5:15p.m. at Holy
Name Cathedral. Everyone is invited. He will preach on our need to reach out to victims of domestic violence and
their children and to work to build healthy relationships in our families. A reception in the parish hall will follow
the Mass.
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ELECTION 2016
The general election on November 8 offers Illinois residents the opportunity to vote for candidates for U.S.
president, Congress, and the state legislature. The Catholic Church is nonpartisan, and does not endorse
candidates nor tell parishioners which candidates they should elect. The Church does offer guidance for
discernment as parishioners make their decisions on how to vote with a properly formed conscience. The U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops has updated its document, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, which
may be found at www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/index.cfm. The Catholic Conference
of Illinois encourages you to carefully review the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching as you consider
candidates. Go to www.ilcatholic.org. Under the Departments pull down menu, you will find a link to Election
2016.
HEALTH FAIR
Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, will be hosting a health fair on Sunday, October 16, 2016
from 12:30-4:30p.m. Free Services provided include the flu vaccine, blood pressure screening & education,
blood sugar screening & education, cholesterol screening & education, hepatitis C screening & prevention,
HIV screening & prevention, breast examination education, prostate education, and other annual health
screening education.
HOPE AND HEALING MASS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
The 5th annual Mass for Hope and Healing will be at Holy Family Church, 1080 Roosevelt Road, Chicago, on
October 29, 2016, at 11:00 am. The Mass was created by victims/survivors, clergy and Office for the Protection
of Children and Youth staff of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The Healing Garden, located next to Holy Family
Parish, is intended to be a symbol that invites reconciliation, healing, and eventual freedom, not only for
survivors and their families, but also for the larger family of the Catholic Church. All are welcome.
BABY BOTTLE PROJECT
If you didn’t have the opportunity to do so last weekend, please pick up a baby bottle located on the Usher’s
Tables in the back of Church and fill it with your spare change in support of the Baby Bottle Project benefiting
the Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland. This non-profit organization directly assists mothers and families
experiencing crisis pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material and spiritual support through
counseling, material and monetary provisions, prayer and other aid. Return your baby bottle to the Usher’s
Tables the weekend of Nov. 5-6. Thank you for helping to defend life. For more information about The Women’s
Center, please visit their website at www.womens-center.org call 773-794-1313.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND
Next Sunday, Oct. 23, is World Mission Sunday. World Mission Sunday, organized by the Society of the
Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's
missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. Every year the needs of the Catholic Church in the missions
grow - as new dioceses are formed, as new seminaries are opened because of the growing number of young
men hearing Christ's call to follow Him as priests, as areas devastated by war or natural disaster are rebuilt,
and as other areas, long suppressed, are opening up to hear the message of Christ and His Church. That is why
the involvement and commitment of Catholics from around the world is so urgently needed. Offerings from
Catholics in the United States, on World Mission Sunday and throughout the year, are combined with offerings
to the Propagation of the Faith worldwide. Mission dioceses receive regular annual assistance from the funds
collected. Please be a generous as your means allow in supporting the special collection that will be taken up at
all the Masses next weekend in support of World Mission Sunday. For more information, go to
www.IAmAMissionary.org.
FRIENDSHIP CLUB
The Friendship Club is sponsoring a trip to the Horseshoe Casino on Wednesday, October
26th . Ticket cost is $5.00. The bus will leave at 9:45a.m. from the Gym Building Social Hall at
Ashland & Catalpa and return at 3:45p.m.. Please contact Sister Barbara at 773-561-3546 if you
are interested in going.—Thank you!
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St. Gregory the Great
8th Annual
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Tickets: Adults-$25—Children (under 12) $15
Cash Bar: 6:00p.m.—Dinner: 7:00p.m.
Located in the Social Hall of the Gym Building
1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL
Live Entertainment—Food Catered by Ranalli’s—Raffles
Tickets will be available after all the Masses the weekend’s of: 10/29-30 & 11/5-6
Tickets also available at the Parish Center!
**** Volunteers needed to help with set-up ! Please call Mark Soehn at
(773) 858-1699 for more information.
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT GRAND RAFFLE 2016
St. Gregory raffle tickets are available in the back of Church. Please pick up an envelope on your
way out. Purchase them for yourself or sell them to your family and friends. Raffle tickets cost
$5.00 each.
This year’s drawing will be held once again at the Bear Down Chow Down event on December 11,
2016 in the High School Cafeteria.
PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING UP FOR GIVE CENTRAL GiveCentral is a method of electronic giving that guarantees us a steady income whether you are able to attend
Mass any given weekend or not. It is safe. It is easy to enroll. You can change your level of giving at any time if
your financial situation changes. It is also a green way to give that reduces paperwork and saves trees. You can
sign up for GiveCentral on the home page of our parish web site at www.stgregory.net, or you can contact
Bernadette Daniels at the Parish Center (773-561-3546), and she can enroll you or help you with the process if you
have any questions or difficulties.
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT’S SOCIAL HALL IS NOW ADA ACCESSIBLE
FRIENDSHIP CLUB
Make your plans to join us for some great activities!
Oct. 12, 2016—Regular Meeting—Menu: Bratwurst &
German Potato Salad
Oct. 26, 2016—Horseshoe Casino, Bus leaves at 9:45am
Cost $5.00
Nov. 9, 2016—Regular meeting—Menu: Pasta Bar
Dec. 14, 2016—Christmas Party at Monastero’s, 11:30am
Cost-$35
BINGO
Bingo at St. Gregory is “Smoke Free”
TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO
AT ST. GREGORY
Games begin at 7:00 PM in the
Gym Basement—Social Hall (1609 West Gregory St.)
$2,250 in prizes (includes 2— $500 games)
In case of bad weather, please call the Parish Center at
773-561-3546, after 2:00p.m. for possible cancellation.
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Mass Intentions For The Week
PRAYER LIST
Please pray for the sick and all those
who have asked for our prayers.
SUNDAY, October 16
8:30am—+Julian Silvano
10:30am—+Dorothy Becker
Intention for all Give Central Donors
MONDAY, October 17
8:30am—Parishioners
TUESDAY, October 18
8:30am—Thanksgiving for blessings received and
favors granted
WEDNESDAY, October 19
8:30am—Parishioners
THURSDAY, October 20
8:30am—Memorial Fund
FRIDAY, October 21
8:30am—Parishioners
SATURDAY, October 22
8:30am—Parishioners
4:30pm—+Mary, James & Thomas Nelson
SUNDAY, October 23
8:30am—+Claudia Alforque
10:30am—+John De Vitto
+Tom O’Malley
Memorial fund
In Loving Memory:
+Tom O’Malley
Kelly Sirotkin
Remember the Memorial Fund
for the Living and Deceased
Bob Connelly
Eloise Coughlin
Colleen Dwyer
Rita Sullivan
Chris Willis
Cathy Branscum
Maria Luisa Lara
Andres Perez
Roy Steinke
Ruth Schlee
Major Dan Boyer
Sven Wade Ek
Peter Saldanha
Virginia Rodriquez
Henry Birt
Edy Marroquin
Ludy Ramos
Miriam Mayol
Mary Bredemeier
Carole Grant
Joel Nahimana
Eileen O’Ketter
Terri Barker
Dolly Calcaterra
Maria Remedios Ramos
Maria Corazon
Jesus Manuel Rosario
MaryLou Walztoni
Eileen Casey
Fr. Ed Hughes
Horace M. Rutledge
Sarah Kimber
Marylyn Ahlfeld
Dan Seelman
Marilyn Gillis Lading
OUR ARMED FORCES
Please keep in your prayers
all who are in the armed forces.
Anthony DelRosario
MINISTERS OF CARE
If you are homebound or know someone that is, and
would like Holy Communion brought to you, please
contact the Parish Center at 773-561-3546.
Have you or someone you know been a victim
of domestic violence? Then call 1-800-799-7233
or go to www.thehotline.org.
Liturgical Ministries (October 22/October 23)
Saturday—4:30pm
Sunday—8:30am
Sunday—10:30am
Presider
Fr. John Moulder
Fr. Paul Wachdorf
Fr. Brian Fischer
Lectors/Commentators
Jon Hageman
Millie Slane
Sr. Regina De Vitto
Leila Janssens
Winston Buenvenida
Judy Nocek
Eucharistic Ministers
Gerald Malone
Kathy Moore
Sr. Barbara Quinn
Letty Baltazar
Kelly Chester
Carmen Delgado
Joanne Prorok
Mickey Chigas
Eunice Daniels
Butch Odulio
Ines Odulio
Altar Servers
Spencer O’Brien
Volunteer
MC-Mary Lynn Dekold
Nino Ocupé
Virly Ocupé
Arhys Ocupé
MC-Lance Ocupé
Nico Hussey
Chris Santoni
Volunteer
MC-Molly Sheridan
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Sunday and Holy Day
Collection Totals
For Fiscal Year July 1—June 30
August
Envelopes
Cash/Loose
August 1
$2,837
$ 655
$3,492
August 7
$2338
$ 777
$3,115
August 14
$1,223
$1,746
$2,969
August 21
$1,757
$ 775
August 28
$1,604
$ 734
Holy Days
$ 186
Total
$9,945
$4,687
Electronic Giving Total
$11,955
$14,457
$2,338
$ 30
$ 216
$11,955
$26,587
Over/(Under) Monthly Budget—Year-to-Date
($2,400)
Year-to-Date Collected as of August 31, 2016
$50,999
Planned Annual Budget for Sunday & Holy Day Collections
$315,000
YTD Collected as a percentage of Planned Annual Budget
16.2%
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT PARISH AND SCHOOL INFORMATION AND SERVICES
Parish Center
Masses
5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640
773-561-3546
773-728-3827 (fax)—www.stgregory.net
Sunday: Saturday Evening—4:30pm, Sunday—8:30am and
10:30am.
Weekdays: Monday - Saturday—8:30am
Holy Days of Obligation: Please check the Sunday bulletin for
Holy Day Schedules.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday- 9:00am - 7:00 pm
Friday- 9:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday-9:00am - 4:30pm
Sunday-9:00am - Noon
Pastoral Staff
Rev. Paul Wachdorf, Pastor
Rev. Brian Fischer, Associate Pastor
Rev. John Moulder, Resident
Sr. Barbara Quinn, Pastoral Associate
Sr. Regina De Vitto, Pastoral Associate
Mr. John Miaso, Business Manager
Mr. Patrick Godon, Director of Music & Liturgy
Ms. Bernadette Daniels, Administrative Asst.
Mr. Dan Creed, Sacristan
Mr. Joseph Malham, Artist-in-Residence
Quest Theatre Ensemble, Artists-in-Residence
www.questensemble.org (Reservations: 312-458-0895)
International Chamber Artists, Artists-in-Residence
www.ICAmusic.org
Schools
Northside Catholic Academy (NCA)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Admissions Office: 773-743-6277
St. Gregory Credit Union
1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL 60640
773-561-5493
Sunday 9:30am—12:00pm
Wednesday 7:00pm—9:00pm
Sacraments
Baptisms: First Sunday of the Month—1:00pm (except
during Lent)
Weddings: Arrange with a pastoral staff member at least six
months in advance. Participation in marriage preparation is
essential.
Reconciliation
Saturday– 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Services
Prayer Requests: If you or a family member or relative is ill
and would like to be included on the list of prayer requests,
please call the Parish Center.
Mass Intentions: You may request a Mass intention for
someone who is living or deceased or special occasions such
as birthdays, special anniversary, get well wishes. Please call
or stop by the Parish Center.
Devotions
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday of each
month, 9:00am-7:00pm, except when funerals are scheduled.
Novena To Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesdays 6:30pm
Taizé Prayer Service
The Taizé Prayer Service will focus on seasonal icons.
Taizé Prayer Service will be held in Church on Sundays at
4:00pm. Please check the bulletin or our website at
www.stgregory.net (under the “About Us” tab) for the next
scheduled prayer service.